Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[Shade]

Catching up...

CR 1/3?

Headless half of split must wait 1d4+2 rounds to grow a new head?

What was the final decision on advancement?

Environment: Any aquatic?

Organization: Solitary or colony (2-12)?

 

[freyar]

That sounds about right on everything, though the head-regrowth time could be longer if desired.

I don't think there's a final consensus on the sizes yet. I think going to 4x or 6x the original HD and one size step is probably ok, but maybe Cleon still prefers going larger. Not a bit deal to me.

 

[demiurge1138]

4x and one size larger works for me.

 

[Cleon]

4x and one size larger works for me.

I think I'll go for that option, it's easy enough to stretch the standard model if anyone wants a 'supersize' Nereis. Are we OK with 2 HD (M) and 3-4 HD (L)?

 

[freyar]

That's good for me. And that's probably a decent standard for these in general (up to 2 times at the same size, the rest at a step larger).

 

[Cleon]

That's good for me. And that's probably a decent standard for these in general (up to 2 times at the same size, the rest at a step larger).

Sounds good, we can add another size advancement for Eunice as its Hit Dice advance eightfold (2-16HD), and use the fourfold model for the rest.

It looks like we still need a bit of work on Split, some text about the two halves fleeing once split. As for the head regrowth, going by the original text it would take a standard 8 hour rest for a Nereis half to grow a new head.

Oh, and I agree with Shade's proposals for environment [any aquatic] and organization [Solitary or colony (2-12)].

That leaves the only remaining X as its weight. They're pretty hefty (up to 2' thick!), so I would think somewhere at the upper range of the 50-400 pound Medium weight range, somewhere around 200-300 pounds. They're 20-40% thinner and between one-eighth and one-sixteenth shorter than a 40,000 lb Purple Worm, which works out as 100-800 pounds. [EDIT]That suggests the 5-10' length includes fully advanced specimens, so the 'base worm' we list would be the 5 foot long 1 foot thick one)[END EDIT]

So, 100 lbs?

Oh, and I had another idea. These are burrowing worms, right, so shouldn't they have Tremorsense?

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Excellent point on tremorsense. 60 feet?

 

[freyar]

Sounds good. Is it done, then?

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to tremorsense.

Frankly, I think these guys should be CR 1/2. The bristles are mean to low-level parties--they might do more damage to themselves trying to hit the worm than the worm does by attacking!

 

[freyar]

I guess I could see CR 1/2. But after one attack or so, wouldn't people back off and use ranged weapons?